Xeon L5420 vs Phenom II X4 X920 BE
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X4 X920 BE outperforms Xeon L5420 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Xeon L5420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2178 | 2255 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.07 | 2.56 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | no data |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 January 2008 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Xeon L5420 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | no data |
| Threads | 4 | no data |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 12 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 57 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.35V |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Xeon L5420 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Socket | S1 | LGA771 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 50 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Xeon L5420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HyperTransport 3.0, Enhanced Virus Protection, AMD64, SSE4A, unlocked multiplier | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| FSB parity | no data | + |
Security technologies
Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Xeon L5420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Xeon L5420 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Xeon L5420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.46 | 1.35 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 1 January 2008 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 50 Watt |
Phenom II X4 X920 BE has a 8.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 11.1% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Xeon L5420.
Be aware that Phenom II X4 X920 BE is a notebook processor while Xeon L5420 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Xeon L5420, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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